Competent online or phone stockmarket trading?
Competent online or phone stockmarket trading?
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456mgt

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2,513 posts

295 months

Tuesday 8th March 2005
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Can anyone recommend a broker or site for execution-only share trading? It must be able to cope with large trades without transferring you eight times in the process. It's just taken the Lloyds TSB 65 mins to do one transaction this morning, with the stock climbing 3% over that interval. Deeply pissed off and want an alternative.

Thanks


Kevin

cinque

833 posts

311 months

Tuesday 8th March 2005
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Charles Schwab very good

vetteheadracer

8,273 posts

282 months

Tuesday 8th March 2005
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I have always used www.etrade.co.uk

Shirkin

11,973 posts

279 months

Tuesday 8th March 2005
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selftrade.co.uk are very good.

HiRich

3,337 posts

291 months

Tuesday 8th March 2005
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Seconded on selftrade, through Cahoot.

I only have limited experience, but the phone lines have been very helpful. The first time I called, I was on an old phone that couldn't handle the "press 1 for..." and hung up. Ten minutes later, they called me "Our records show that you called us a few minutes ago. Can I help?".

I've had several calls to resolve problems. They made the effort to sort things out properly. Clearly a call centre that's based in Britain, and overstaffed (which wins my business).

Tyre Smoke

23,018 posts

290 months

Tuesday 8th March 2005
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Hargreaves Lansdowne are very good.

vixpy1

42,699 posts

293 months

ehasler

8,579 posts

312 months

Tuesday 8th March 2005
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I've found www.comdirect.co.uk to be very good

There is a comparison of some here

456mgt

Original Poster:

2,513 posts

295 months

Tuesday 8th March 2005
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Excellent! Thanks one and all.

Kevin

deeen

6,391 posts

274 months

Tuesday 8th March 2005
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Comdirect seconded

dazren

22,612 posts

290 months

Tuesday 8th March 2005
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cinque said:
Charles Schwab very good


Charles Schwab Europe were taken over by Barclays stockbrokers sometime in the last 12 months.

Lloyds need to sort their act out. Although at the moment they are re-jigging their operation and about to introduce online trading etc at discounted rates (ie catching up with everyone else).

DAZ

>> Edited by dazren on Tuesday 8th March 14:32

YarisSi

1,538 posts

273 months

Tuesday 8th March 2005
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Anyone used Mybroker?
I am thinking of using one for odd trade and so want no yearly fee and low commission.